Development apps
Code editors, AI coding tools, source control, APIs and infrastructure.
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8.0/10Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's free code editor, extended by add-ons, with built-in AI agents
7.9/10GitHub
Code hosting, code review, CI/CD and Copilot on one platform
7.8/10Supabase
Open-source Postgres backend platform, a Firebase alternative
7.8/10DigitalOcean
Simple cloud with transparent pricing for developers and small teams
7.7/10Xcode
Apple's free, official IDE and the default route to building for Apple platforms
7.6/10MongoDB Atlas
Managed MongoDB database on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
7.6/10Android Studio
Google's official IDE for Android apps, built on the IntelliJ platform
7.6/10Amazon Web Services
The largest cloud platform: pay-as-you-go, from servers to AI
7.5/10Microsoft Azure
Microsoft's broad cloud platform, a natural fit for Microsoft-centric organizations
7.5/10GitHub Copilot
An AI coding assistant that runs in most major IDEs and ties into GitHub
7.5/10Firebase
Google's all-in-one backend for mobile and web apps: database, auth, hosting, push
7.5/10Docker
The most widely used container tooling among developers, now adding tools for AI agents
7.4/10Claude Code
Anthropic's coding agent across terminal, IDE, web and CI
7.4/10IntelliJ IDEA
JetBrains' Java and Kotlin IDE, now a single product for Community and Ultimate
7.4/10GitLab
DevSecOps platform for source control, CI/CD and security, cloud or self-hosted
7.4/10Cursor
An AI-first code editor with agents that run locally or in the cloud
7.4/10Google Cloud
Google's cloud platform with 100+ products, strong in data, containers and AI
7.3/10Cline
Open-source coding agent that runs on the AI models you choose
7.3/10OpenAI Codex
OpenAI's coding agent across an open-source CLI, desktop app, cloud and mobile
7.3/10Visual Studio
Microsoft's full IDE for .NET, C++ and games, available only on Windows
7.3/10Postman
API design, testing and collaboration platform, now with AI and a Solo plan
7.2/10Vercel
Frontend and Next.js deployment platform now expanding into backends and AI agents
7.1/10Lovable
An AI platform that builds full web apps from plain-language descriptions
7.0/10Warp
Open-source terminal turned agentic development environment
6.9/10Replit
A browser-based AI platform to build, run and publish apps with an Agent
6.9/10Google Antigravity
Google's agent-first coding platform: app, CLI, IDE and SDK
6.8/10Kiro
AWS's AI IDE and agent platform built around specs before code
6.7/10Windsurf
An AI IDE, now called Devin Desktop, for managing local and cloud coding agents
6.6/10Bolt.new
In-browser AI builder for sites and apps, with built-in Bolt Cloud hosting
6.6/10Base44
AI app builder with built-in backend and hosting, made from a prompt
6.5/10Stack Overflow
The long-running programming Q&A site, now under pressure from AI tools
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